One of the Corvair’s most interesting features, and the one that made it stand out in American automotive history, was its ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

The 10 greatest naturally aspirated V8 engines of the past 25 years. From BMW's S65 to Chevrolet's LT6, these powerhouses ...

Chevrolet's swap to a flat plane crank for the Corvette makes a lot of sense when you look at the performance increases that ...

You probably haven’t heard of Runge Cars, a small outfit from Minnesota with a knack for doing things its own way, but you may want to start paying attention. This unassuming builder has just revealed ...

In Porsche’s long and storied history, few mechanical creations have reached the mythical status of the four-cam flat-four engine. Born in the crucible of motorsport in the early 1950s, it was a ...

Although Subaru didn't invent flat engines, and isn't the only automaker still using them, those motors have become a defining characteristic of the brand. (The same can be said for all-wheel drive, ...